Members dunning-kruger Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 why was i thinking the same thing today!i voted true.that {censored}s funny, i swear i think the same thing sometimes and then someone on here post it!WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akapuli Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 This kind of mind game belongs to the other forum. Spit coil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2012 Hmmm, depends which LP and depends which Tele, a classic 50s Tele cannot sound like a 70s LP, and a 50s LP can get close to a Tele with split coils and coil taps. Don't forget that a lot of the music Page played on LZ 1 & II with a Tele was reproduced very adequately on stage with his JP circuited LP. A Tele with both pickups on can sound sorta like an aspect of a LP, but can't do everything a LP can do and vise versa Interesting question, but there are too many different LP and Teles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 I've never managed to get any standard tele to sound anything like a Les Paul. Mind you, I've never really tried very hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 ^^^^ Roll the tone back and pile on some gain ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2012 For me Pagey makes his LP sound very unlike a LP in Over The Hills, this is a decent example, in some vids it comes over very trebley and spikey and unpleasantly like a Tele;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 ^^^^ Roll the tone back and pile on some gain ... ... and it sounds like a tele with the tone rolled back at high gain (at least to my ears)! For me, there is a completely different character to humbuckers with gain, compared to Fender single coils with the tone rolled back to any position, and with the amp EQed to any point. But no doubt hundreds will disagree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'd agree with the OP... It's a lot easier to make a Tele sound good than it is to make a Les Paul sound bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'd agree with the OP... It's a lot easier to make a Tele sound good than it is to make a Les Paul sound bad... I'm gonna think hard on that one;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Skyforger Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 I would say true, though I think it depends on the Tele. A standard can come pretty close, though the one Tele I've seen that can do anything a LP can do and more is my father's beautiful set-neck Tele, with dual SD humbuckers and a figured maple top. Both humbuckers are tapped, too. But with that said... Why not have both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thecornman Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 My Tele sounds more like a Les Paul then A Tele! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 want. a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 Put a mid-boost on it, and yes. I don't see why mid-boosts aren't more popular. It makes my single-coiled guitars 100% more versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 You don't even need a mid-boost, just a linear boost can help a great deal. But yeah, mid-boosts are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdegrande Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 True. I'm not much of a Tele fan, but that bridge pickup on a metal plate produces a sound that you don't get from other guitars, the Les Paul sound is a lot easier for other guitars to get closer to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dunning-kruger Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 +1 ive always tought that too. but im always surprised to see the video and there he is playing a les paul. of couse its his standard guitar but the sounds he got out of it were really akward to say the least. and +1 for posting that video, just pakced a bowl of Dour D' before i go to school and now im enjoying this video to a ciggarete! thanks! I haventt listend to it in so long. I have the LP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 What's been demonstrated by the likes of Jimmy Page and Lord Keef is that experienced players can dial in their signature sound (or something very close to it) from a variety of different guitars and amps. CSM: Didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 How many people thought Page used a Les Paul in Zep I and II? Mostly everyone until it came to light that he actually used a Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 How many people thought Page used a Les Paul in Zep I and II? Mostly everyone until it came to light that he actually used a Tele. To me, that's the proof right there. Nobody thought that Frampton Comes Alive! was played on a Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 that will be my next build project after the Esquire build is done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2012 How many people thought Page used a Les Paul in Zep I and II? Mostly everyone until it came to light that he actually used a Tele. Maybe down to the fact that before everybody became toanz expertz, the only thing they saw was Pagey playing tracks from those albums with his Pauls. That's why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted March 8, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2012 To me, that's the proof right there.Nobody thought that Frampton Comes Alive! was played on a Tele. Maybe the cover of Frampton Comes Alive had more to do with that than toanz gurus who'z knows all da toanz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 You don't even need a mid-boost, just a linear boost can help a great deal. But yeah, mid-boosts are great. Sometimes yeah, sometimes no. That's why having it in a knob is better than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trailsofsin Posted March 8, 2012 Members Share Posted March 8, 2012 And this tele tone gets pretty thick and LP-ish: VcFmcTW9kJA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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